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IAN KELEWAE
Director, Animator, Artist
iankelewae.com • iankelewae@gmail.com • 908-705-6500 • @iankelewae
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), BFA Animation, Class of 2025
Film/Animation/Video Award of Distinction, May 2025
EXPERIENCE
PBS - The Day Freedom Died,
Animator, January 2026 – Present
Bridge Street Media – Sock Love,
Animator, Oct 2025 – Present
Full Body 2 – Music Video,
Director/Animator, Sept – Oct 2025
Marble Fountain – Promotional Video,
Animator, Aug 2025
Big Nazo – Animated Intro,
Animator, Aug 2024
PBS – “Soul on Fire,”
Animator, June – Aug 2024
Big Nazo Lab, Providence RI,
Fabrication Intern, May – Aug 2024
Rhode Island School of Design,
Teaching Assistant, 2022 – 2025
Courses: Spatial Dynamics; Character Design; Introduction to Animation; Experimental Film
SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Best Student Film – New York Short Animation Festival, Sept 2025
Best Animated Short Film – Port Blair International Film Festival, Apr 2024
Best Art Direction – Flamingo Film Festival, May 2024
Special Mention – Smolshorts, St. Petersburg, May 2024
Open World Animation Festival (Nov 2025)
Cartoons Underground (Nov 2025)
Transfiguration (Sept–Nov 2025)
RISD Retrospective Animist Estonia (Aug 2025)
Ivy Film Festival (Apr 2025)
Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (Sept 2025)
Weird Market Animation Festival (Sept 2025)
GRANTS
RISD Turner Fund Recipient, May 2024
SKILLS
Animation: 2D (Hand-drawn & Digital), Mixed-Media, Experimental, Paint on glass
Software: Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro; Clip Studio Paint, TVPaint; Blender (3D Modeling & Animation)
Creative Focus: Storyboarding & Animatics; Art Direction & Visual Development; Collaborative & Independent Production; Teaching & Mentoring
Director, Animator, Artist
iankelewae.com • iankelewae@gmail.com • 908-705-6500 • @iankelewae
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), BFA Animation, Class of 2025
Film/Animation/Video Award of Distinction, May 2025
EXPERIENCE
PBS - The Day Freedom Died,
Animator, January 2026 – Present
Bridge Street Media – Sock Love,
Animator, Oct 2025 – Present
Full Body 2 – Music Video,
Director/Animator, Sept – Oct 2025
Marble Fountain – Promotional Video,
Animator, Aug 2025
Big Nazo – Animated Intro,
Animator, Aug 2024
PBS – “Soul on Fire,”
Animator, June – Aug 2024
Big Nazo Lab, Providence RI,
Fabrication Intern, May – Aug 2024
Rhode Island School of Design,
Teaching Assistant, 2022 – 2025
Courses: Spatial Dynamics; Character Design; Introduction to Animation; Experimental Film
SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Best Student Film – New York Short Animation Festival, Sept 2025
Best Animated Short Film – Port Blair International Film Festival, Apr 2024
Best Art Direction – Flamingo Film Festival, May 2024
Special Mention – Smolshorts, St. Petersburg, May 2024
Open World Animation Festival (Nov 2025)
Cartoons Underground (Nov 2025)
Transfiguration (Sept–Nov 2025)
RISD Retrospective Animist Estonia (Aug 2025)
Ivy Film Festival (Apr 2025)
Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (Sept 2025)
Weird Market Animation Festival (Sept 2025)
GRANTS
RISD Turner Fund Recipient, May 2024
SKILLS
Animation: 2D (Hand-drawn & Digital), Mixed-Media, Experimental, Paint on glass
Software: Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro; Clip Studio Paint, TVPaint; Blender (3D Modeling & Animation)
Creative Focus: Storyboarding & Animatics; Art Direction & Visual Development; Collaborative & Independent Production; Teaching & Mentoring